Once upon a time I would spend many winter hours reading gardening books. (Remember books? Those are those things we dusted before we learned to do a Google search). I bookmarked pages and made lists.

Sadabahar, also known as periwinkle or vinca rosea, is a popular Ayurvedic herb that has been used for centuries to treat various ailments, including diabetes. In recent years, the herb has gained ...

With the view of detecting the presence of reserpine in the plants of the Apocynaceae family we have studied the plant Vinca rosea. Several alkaloids have been reported from this plant: vinceine ...

No green thumbs are required. Fact checked by Emily Peterson Fact checked by Emily Peterson Variegated vinca goes by many names. Known as 'bigleaf periwinkle' (Vinca major 'Variegata'), it's a ...